Improvement in rein-holders



E. B. GUILD. Rein-Holder.

No. 198,380. Patented Dec. 18,1877.

WITNESSES INVENTOR N-PEIERS PNDTO-LITHOGRAPHEB. WASHINGTON D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

EDWARD B. GUILD, or TOPEKA, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN REIN-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 198,380, dated December 18, 1877; application filed November 17, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. GUILD, of Topeka, in the county of Shawnee, and in the State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rein-Holders;

and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the employment and use of a peculiarly constructed metal plate, which is provided with a retaining-hook and projection, said plate to be secured to the dash-board of a vehicle for forming a rein-holder, as will be set forth.

That others skilled in the art may make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a front or face view of the plate, and Fig. 2 an edge View of same.

In the figures, A represents the body of the plate, which is constructed of either sheet or malleable iron, and which is secured to the inner face of the dash-board by means of screws or bolts a a.

The upper portion B of this plate is curved outward from the board, and stands sufficiently far from it to allow the lines to pass down and under the hook D.

The hook is in a vertical position, with its end slightly curved upward to allow the lines to pass under it readily. Upon the curved portion B of the plate, and beneath the outer end of the hook, is an arm, 0, which extends directly backward from the portion B.

A curved shoulder is formed at w 00 upon the arm, as seen, the lower part of the shoulder meeting the bottom part of the slot formed by the hook D and the curved projection B.

As the body A, with its hook D, are both made of malleable iron, the hook may be bent upward or downward so that just the thickness of two lines will be left beneath the hook. When the lines are placed under the hook, the shoulders at .r .70 keeps the lower line in place, especially as when the upper line is placed upon top of it said line fits snugly between the lower line and the hook. In removing the lines, it will be seen that by slightly turning up the right edge of the lower line they pass over the shoulder freely and out of the holder.

The plate A is secured to one of the ribs of the dash-board by screws or bolts a a, which pass through curved plates 6 e on the front of the dash, which are tapped for screws. The plate should be a little below the top of the dash-board, so that the lines curve downward to pass under the hook, and is grooved to fit the rib of dash-board.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The plate A, constructed as described, with the curved portion B, the hook D, and the arm 0, with its shoulders, combined with the dashboard of a vehicle, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 23d day of October, 1877.

EDWARD B. GUILD.

Witnesses:

FRANK G. PAY, FRED. G. ToMPKrNs. 

